Consoles are actually sold at a loss in the market.

主机在市场上实际上是亏本销售的。

Bumper harvests have pushed bean prices below $1.20 a pound, forcing farmers to sell at a loss. Traders are also struggling to cover costs.

大丰收将咖啡豆价格压低1.2美元每镑，迫使农民亏本售卖。贸易商也挣扎着弥补成本。

It was a heavy blow to Robineau, who had not imagined that his rival would lower his price; for this suicidal style of competition, this practice of selling at a loss, was then unknown.

这对罗宾诺来说是一个沉重的打击，他没有想到他的竞争对手会降低他的价格；这种自取灭亡的竞争方式，这种亏本销售的做法，在当时还无人知晓。

The Treasury fears embarrassment and pointed fingers; selling at a loss would echo the decision a decade ago by Gordon Brown, then the chancellor, to sell much of Britain's gold at the bottom of the market. Too bad.

亏本出售银行股份就会像十年前时任财政大臣乔治.布朗以市场最低价出售英国大部分黄金一样成为千夫所指的对象，财政部害怕这种尴尬场面。